81.   That situation was defused after several tense hours.

82.   The Croats left after being threated with force by heavily armed French soldiers summoned to defuse the situation.

83.   The Croats left after being threatened with force by heavily armed French soldiers with the NATO-led peace force summoned to defuse the situation.

84.   The French peacekeepers in charge of Kosovska Mitrovica have said they believe the best way to defuse the situation is to keep the two ides apart until tensions calm.

85.   The meeting was moved ahead by two months in an attempt to defuse the situation.

86.   The minister appealed to U.S. and Palestinian officials for help in defusing the situation.

87.   The justice minister, Giovanni Maria Flick, came to the courthouse to try to defuse the situation.

88.   The Israeli troops defused the situation by allowing Palestinian cars to go through the checkpoint toward the demonstrators, creating a huge traffic jam.

89.   The Palestinians accepted the report, emphasizing the moves Israel is expected to make to defuse the situation.

90.   The Russian leader has promised to use what influence he has on Milosevic to defuse the situation.